Definition of spam
spam 
noun
- unsolicited advertisements sent in bulk via e-mail.
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: mail (related to)by Jeff Mustin, Bentonville, AR, USA, Jan 19 1997 (Edit definition)
- advertisements posted in any inappropriate place on the internet (blog comments, discussion forums, etc.)
More words meaning: advertisement (related to)
More words meaning: computer slang - any large, annoying quantity of output. For instance, sending hundreds of lines of nonsense in a chat-room.
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude
verb
- to bombard an internet forum with multiple copies of a message.
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude - to send many identical or nearly-identical messages - especially ones containing advertising - separately to a large number of email addresses.
More words meaning: advertisement (related to)
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude - to send many identical or nearly-identical messages separately to a large number of internet forums.
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude - to post irrelevant or inappropriate messages to an internet forum.
More words meaning: computer slang
More words meaning: to annoy, interfere, intrude
origin
- From a Monty Python sketch about Spam. Some Vikings are singing a song about Spam so loudly that no one else can communicate.
by Emily M., UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, Jan 22 1999 (Edit definition)
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Slang terms with the same root words:
- spam: spam account
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